Watching TV For Longer Worsens Memory
Researchers at University College London have found that watching television for over three and a half hours a day is linked to a decline in…
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Care Home Art Session For School Pupils During Half Term
SCHOOL half term holidays saw Tyneside pupils visiting care home residents to take part in an arts and craft session. The children of carers at…
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Veterans’ Charity Shortlisted For Student Nursing Times Awards
The Royal Star & Garter Homes has been named as a finalist in the prestigious Student Nursing Times Awards. The Charity, which cares for ex-Servicemen…
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Alison Wins Wigan Council’s ‘Outstanding Care Home Staff’ Award
Alison Isherwood, experience day support worker and former volunteer at local state-of-the-art care village, Belong Atherton, has won the Outstanding Care Home Staff Award from…
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Celebrating Sanctuary Care’s Tech-Savvy Residents!
As part of Sanctuary Care’s ‘Technology in care homes’ month, the care provider shines a spotlight on its tech-savvy residents who wholeheartedly embrace modern technology…
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Second Outstanding Rating For North Yorkshire Care Home
The Care Quality Commission has rated the care being provided at St Johns House, Kirk Hammerton, North Yorkshire, to be Outstanding after an inspection in…
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Care UK Welcomes Overdue Government Social Care Recruitment Campaign
The Government has launched a new national recruitment campaign to help fill the 110,000 vacancies in the adult social care sector and a Care UK…
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Violet’s 100th Birthday Celebrated With Family And Friends
FAMILY and friends turned out to mark Violet Kenrick’s century of birthdays. The centenarian was joined by four generations of her family, from children to…
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Alarming’ Number Of Carers Neglecting Themselves
The Survey of Adult Carers has revealed 294 out of 527 people quizzed about self-care admitted they sometimes do not look after themselves or are…
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Shoreham Care Home Residents Relive Their Youth
Cavell House Care Home is winding back the years with a series of themed events for its staff and residents. The home, on Middle Road…
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Et Voilà! Bearsden Care Home Residents Learn French
Residents at a care home in Bearsden are proving it’s never too late to learn a new language by taking up French lessons. Meallmore’s Antonine…
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Care Home Housekeeper Celebrates 25th Work Anniversary
A SURPRISE party was thrown for a care home housekeeper to celebrate her 25th work anniversary – complete with a golden bin lid and toilet…
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Prime Minister Warned Over Plans For £100,000 Cap On Care Costs
The Prime Minister has been warned by her Health Secretary that plans for a £100,000 care cap will cost billions and lead to significant tax…
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“Home From Home” For People Living With Dementia In Epsom
An Epsom care home has ensured residents feel right at home with newly decorated bedroom doors giving the illusion of a front door, complete with…
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Counties Urge Whitehall To ‘Look Again’ At Social Care Funding Formula
County councils have voiced concerns over the Government’s proposed formula for funding adult social care saying they fear it fails to recognise the demand for…
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